粵

患waan6上soeng5

waan6 soeng5huàn shànghuàn shang

English

  1. to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
  2. suffering from (an illness); to contract (an illness) [written and colloquial]

Examples

  • 佢患上咗慢性病。

    Tatoeba · tigro1973 CC BY

  • 我患上了重感冒。

    I am suffering from a bad cold.

    Tatoeba · FAErika CC BY

  • 我患上了严重的感冒。

    I am suffering from a bad cold.

    Tatoeba · aliene CC BY

  • 吸煙的人患上肺癌的風險比不吸煙的人高得多。

    Smokers are far more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers are.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict

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